Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-02-05

Fifty Tho asand Longshoremen, Coal SHOW
elers, Freight Handlers, Etc, Idle-The
Ocean Steamers Unable to Procure Coal
or Unload Their Cargoes.
New YORK, January 27.-By noon to-day,
it the programme adopted last night is
carried out, no work will be done on the
the water fronts of New York, Brooklyn and
Jersey City. They will include the Long
shQremen. grain handlers, coal beavers,
grain trimmers. bag sewers, canal boatmen,
tug boatmen, lighter men. If this war is
declared no vessel will be able to leave the
port, as the pilots will also be drawn into
the struggle. Their interests are with the
workmen and it is alleged that out of SYM
patby If fer no other reason, they will refuse
to take out the ships. Already the steam
ship companies have begun to feel the eff
fects of the trouble, and now that the strike
is made general, the difficulty will be much
greater. The idea Of the executive board of
district assembly No. 49 is that only by
general action can the demands of the men
be enforced. The matter has been referred
to the general executive board of Knights of
Labor, and met with their sanction.
LATER-Twenty thousand men are on q
strike among the coal shovelers, longshore-
men, freight handlers and men employed on
the river front in almost every capacity,
and the number is augmented to close on to
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Jersey chores. In consequence it is almost
impossible for any of the steamers for
Europe or coastwise to leave the port. An
order went forth yesterday from the head
quarters of the lonRshoremen's union which
was backed by the Knights of Labor assem-
bly, No. 40, and this morning the men turued
OFT.
The Old Dominion line has got few men
working, and at the headquarters of the
a II We poVnpto6 nj fhof q nn
Der of green hands, who were taken on Mon
day, had Joined the strikers. The men are
considerably elated at the favorable reports
that the walking delegates are bringing in.
One delegate stated that not single steamer
had been able to take the regular supply of
coal, and consequently would not be able to
aail on the day appointed. At the Cunard
docks the "Galla" could not be discharged
because the majority of the piece men turn
ed out. The next move will be to get the
engineers on the tug boats to refuse to burn
coal or tow it in. Other labor organizations
who are dependent on the coal supply will
not be compelled to quit work. The ferry
boats are seriously Inconvenience on &C
count of lack of coal. No disturbance had
up to noon. The strikers believe
the dispute will be settled before the end of
the third day.
The strike along the river front of Brook
the men went out quietly. Freight has &C
on the docks ready for shipment,
while several vessels are waiting to discharge
cargoes.
New YoRx, January 29.-James E. Quinn,
Of the executive board of the Longshore-
mems union, was arrested at noon for con-
spring to injure the business of the Old
Dominion Steamship company, on an &C
lion brought in the United States circuit
court to recover 500, OCO damages. He was
released on 5000 bail.
Suit was brought not only against Quinn,
but al3o against McVenna, Putran, Nc
Garland and. McGrath, who with Quinn
the executive board of the Long |
,horemen's association. Counsel said the |
charge was brought for the purpose of in
imidating the men, and compelling the |
members of the executive board to flee the
,ity.
After Quinn's bondsmen had been &C
,epted. it was concluded no more arrests
would be made to-day. They will be de-
ivered to the United States marshal Mon
lay noon, and have bondsmen ready to
urnish their bail.